Test Automation Lead - AI

About Us

Kumaran Systems: Engineering Future-Ready Transformations Since 1992, Kumaran Systems has been helping enterprises bridge the past and the future, reimagining legacy systems and embracing AI-led possibilities. With over 34 years of delivery excellence, we specialise in re-engineering core applications, driving cloud transformation, and building automation-first, GenAI-enabled ecosystems across the Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, and Automotive sectors. We help organisations not just upgrade their systems but reimagine what's possible.

Why Kumaran

We blend engineering discipline with AI innovation, helping clients modernise with confidence, automate with clarity, and scale with purpose. Our global delivery model ensures agility, responsiveness, and seamless collaboration, with clients always at the heart of every engagement. At Kumaran, we don't just solve problems, we engineer future-ready transformations.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Test Automation Lead with 8–12 years of experience in Quality Engineering and Automation Testing. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Playwright, Selenium, Java, and Python, along with hands-on experience in AI-enabled automation. The role involves leading automation framework development, mentoring team members, and driving AI adoption to improve test efficiency and quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright and Selenium.
• Develop automation scripts using Java and Python.
• Lead automation initiatives and mentor a team of automation engineers.
• Integrate automation suites with Azure DevOps/Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement AI-enabled automation capabilities such as script generation, self-healing, intelligent test data generation, and failure analysis.
• Collaborate with development, business, and QA teams in Agile environments.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure automation best practices.
  
  

Required Skills

• 8–12 years of QA/Automation experience with 3+ years in a Lead role.
• Strong hands-on experience in Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Java, and Python.
• Experience with TestNG/PyTest, API automation (REST Assured/Postman), Git, Maven, and SQL.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted testing tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT/OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, Cursor AI, Claude, or similar.
• Experience building reusable automation frameworks and integrating with CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with Appium, accessibility testing, performance testing, BrowserStack/Perfecto, and cloud-based test automation platforms.
• Exposure to Agentic AI and modern Quality Engineering practices.